The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23

Lord Harrington TO reply at Nottingham to tho
speeches Of the Grand Old Man delivered this
week In the same town.
This afternoons newspapers print mysteri-
ously worded paragraphs headed Shocking
charges against baronet. Sensational de-
tails &C." The tale which has been freely dis
cussed at the clubs for two weeks past is
simply another OF the Hughes Hallett type,
which ought, though they seem not. to weaken
the worship Of England's great and glorious
aristocracy. Sir Home Seton Gordon is the
last addition to the long list Of bikes. Hallets.
Marlboroughs, and Colin Campbells.. He
has enticed from her parents and
ruined girl 10 years old, and Is
now fugitive from Justice. The sworn details
OF tho case, furnished by the girl and her
father. are most revolving, and not the slight
est excuse or palliation for the offence can DO
offered. The crime was deliberately planned
and carried out by the Baronet, who took the
child. tall Girl for her years. in his own
family brougham to q disreputable house in
Pfmlico. warrant for his arrest was issued
by Mr.. Curtis Barrett, the Magistrate Mt the
Westminster Police Court, but the Baronet had
been warned. and had left the country. An ex-
tradition warrant was privately obtained
on last Saturday through Mr., Partridge.
another magistrate, and this has been
handed for execution to Detective In
spector Lansdowne one OF the most able
men in Scotland Yard. Mr.. J. P. Grain clever
barrister, is watching the interests Of the
Baronet, who is supposed to be now In Paris.
and who, am sorry to say. is not apt to be
caught. An attempt has been mado to hush
tho matter up and to have the warrant with
drawn. but the effort har not been successful
The warrant. which Is issued under tho new
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drawn without the consent OF the court. which
Is not likely to be obtained.
Tho parents Of the girl live in Brompton, the
father being q civil engineer and an architect.
They are represented by q leading firm Of So
licitors. and every effort will be made to land
the Baronet in the prisoners dock at the West
minister Police Court, according to the usual
rule In such cases. Sir Home Seton Gordon
Is man Of old and excellent family. his baron
etoy having been created in 1851. Sir Seton is
48 years old. and succeeded his father in title
and estates In 1875 as eleventh Baronet. He
was formerly q Captain In the Forty-fourth
Regiment with which he served in India. I'm
fortunately he has family to suffer through
his disgrace. In 1870 he married Ma
bel Montague. the only child and heiress
Of Montague David Scott. formerly member OF
Parliament for East Sussex. and has a son II
years old. He is descended from the famous
first Earl OF Huntley. which title was elevated
to Marquis In 1899. and the present holder is
Premier Marquis Of Scotland. Tho possessor
of all these honors Is also man OF wealth.
having town house in London at Granville
street and another at Brunswick Place, Brigh-
ton. besides his country scat, Emilio House. in
sutherlandshire. There is a cheerful side to the
matter. which is this The Baronets crime is
felony, punishable the same as rape under the
new law. and unless justice is very seriously
twisted for his sake he will never be able to re-
turn to England.
The great Paris scandal has taken a new
form. 1t is made apparent, as cabled you in
my first report Of the matter two weeks ago.
| that Con. Caffarel. although deeply in debt and
guilty Of dishonest measures for obtaining re-
lief, had not actually sold the coveted CROSSES,
which. by the way. he had no power to do.
Neither had he betrayed any OF the army Sc
crets intrusted to his official keeping. That
he should have run In debt is not surprising.
considering that he was obliged to maintain
his rank as one Of the chief officers OF the
army on salary OF $2,400, which is
less than the pay OF really flrst-class news
paper reporters in New York, and there is now
a strong tendency In Paris to look upon him as
the silly tool of clever women and the scape-
goat made to boar the sins Of men much more
culpable. but with greater influence. Gen.
Ferron Is most furiously attacked by his op-
ponents, and by all friends OF Boulanger who
accuse him Of having heaped unnecessary
shame and disgrace upon Caffarel and upon
the French army. and upon France in general.
with the sole purpose OF discrediting Boulanger.
his predecessor. by whom Caffarel was appoint
ed. II Ferron was actuated by any such motive.
which Is extremely doubtful no has been pun
ished, for Boulanger. whom he dared not de-
prive OF his command for fear Of his return to
Paris. has added tremendously to his wonder
full popularity by his quiet submission to arrest
His conduct Is extravagantly Wanted as that
OF true soldier bowling humbly to tyrannical
discipline. and the end OF his thirty days in
generation in his own parlor will find him a
greater popular hero than evor
romantic story. by the way attaches to
Nine. Ratazzi. one.of the women arrested for
| traflcking in decorations in connection with
| the CafYarel affair." The tale. which was told
| me by the daughter OF distinguished states
man who has represented his country for more
than o quarter Of q century as Ambassador at
Berlin. relates how Ratazzi twenty-five years
| ago. was Fraulein Won Haenhlein. a girl OF dis
tinguished family moving In Berlin court cir
cles. The girl was present at gathering ut an
| Ambassadors house where certain old Ger
| man professor entertained the guests by dis
play Oh lib knoWleuRe Oh palInlstry' tnen Wucn
rarer accomplishment than at present. Upon
| looking into the hand OF Fraulein Won Haenhein
he became much agitated, and refused abso-
lutsly to tell what he read there. simply assur-
| ing the girl there was no sign OF sudden death.
| He afterward conflded to the Ambassador that
| the girl had most awful lines in her hand.
which doomed her to a most disgraceful ca
| reer. Shortly afterward the girl was turned
| out OF the house OF q friend with whom she
had been visiting for improper conduct.
| and since that time has done everything
imaginable to bring discredit upon her family.
Her brothers, both officers In the German
army. declared they would shoot her should
she venture to appear In any town in which
they were stationed. Her mother. who was
| recently seen at Baden Baden. never mentions
her name. and for q long time she had been
| lost sight OF. The unpleasant facts concerning
Mme Ratazzi's career which have been
ascertained by the Paris police amply justify
the gloomy predictions OF the old professor.
although they do not reach back to the days of
Eraulain Won HAN hlain